Molecularly Engineered Nitrogen-Enriched and Solid-State Emissive Carbon Dots for Visual Zeptomole Explosive Tracing

Key Points

• The aim is to explore the potential of nitrogen-enriched carbon dots for tracing zeptomole levels of explosives.
• Synthesize nitrogen-enriched carbon dots with solid-state fluorescence.
• Conduct photoluminescence measurements to assess performance.
• Evaluate the detection sensitivity for zeptomole range explosives.
• Nitrogen-enriched carbon dots showed enhanced photoluminescence compared to traditional carbon dots.
• Enabled visual detection of explosives at zeptomole concentrations.
• Demonstrated remarkable stability and optoelectronic properties.